Marking device for corn-planters.



F. P. SGHERSCHEL. MARKING DEVICE FOB. GORN PLANTBRS. APPLICATION FILED 111111.16, 1910.

1,013,071. Patented 11110.26, 1911.

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MARKING DEVICE FOB ooRN PLANTERS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 16. 1910.,

Patented l Dec. 26, 1911.

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FREDERICK P. SCHERSCI-IEL, 0F BEDFORD, INDIANA.

MARKING DEVICE FOR CORN-PLANTERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 26, 1911.

Application led August 16, 1910. Serial No. 577,421.

,the ground properly and eliiciently and in a thoroughly satisfactory manner.

lVith these and other ends in View which will readily appear as the nature of the invention is Ibetter understood, the same consists in the improved construction and novel arrangement and combination of parts which will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings has been illustrated a simple and preferred form of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited, but that changes, alterations and modifications within the scope of the claims may be resorted to when desired.

In the drawings,-Figure l is a top plan view partly in sect-ion of a corn planter equipped with a marking device constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken on the line 2--2'in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a trans `verse vertical sectional elevation taken on the line 3--3 in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a sectional detail view taken on the line 4 4 in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail section view of a portion of the mechanism for adjusting the markers.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by like characters of reference.

The main frame A of the improved machine is supported upon the aXle B having the ground wheels C-C one of which may be loose upon the aXle for convenience in turning. The tongue D, which is pivotally connected with the aXle, carries the drivers seat E. The seeder frame F is suitably mounted transversely upon the front end of the main frame, and said seeder frame may be lowered for operation or raised for transportation by means of a hand lever H which is fulcrumed upon the tongue, said hand lever being provided with a spring-actuated stop member 1 of ordinary well known construction adapted to engage a quadrant 2. The hand lever H is equipped with a toothed segment 3 meshing with a rack bar 4 which isA connected with the seeder frame for the purpose of effecting the desired adjustment. The axle B carries at the ends thereof the marking devices G, G, said marking devices being mounted upon stub axles 5 which are detachably connected with the main axle of which they form a "part by means of sleeves 6, thus enabling said marking devices to be conveniently detached when the machine is to be utilized as a drill. Each of these marking devices includes a pair of diametrically opposed radial armsr 6 extending from a hub 7 and having the markers 8 pivotally attached at their outer ends. Said markers or marker shoes may be of V-shape or triangular in cross section, and

they may be conveniently manufactured from pieces of angle iron by properly bending and manipulating the same, said marker shoes being formed with outwardly offset earth-engaging portions 8. The hub 7 it will be understood is mounted for rotation with reference to the aXle, but suitable mea-ns are to be provided to restrain it fromsliding movement. Each marking device further includes a hub 9 which is slidable and revoluble adjacent to the outer face of the hub 7, said hub 9 being provided with lradial arms 10 that are connected with the marker shoes by means of links I. Each of .these links includes a socket member 11 pivotally connected withone of the arms 10 .and an extension rod 12 slidably engaging the socket member where it is secured by a yoke 15 pivotally connected with one of the marker shoes, and said extension member being normally forced in an outward direction by means of a spring 16 coiled upon the projecting portion of the rod 12 between the yoke 15 and the socket member 11.

It will be readily seen that by moving the hub 9 in an inward direction, that is to say, toward the middle of the machine, the marker shoes will be tilted or inclined to a non-engaging position with reference to the ground, as shown at the right hand side of Fig. 3. When the hub 9 is slid or moved in an outward direction, the marker shoes will assume the ground engaging position shown at the leftside of Fig. 3, and when in this position it is obvious that the marker shoes are capable orIl yielding against the tension of the spring 12 if stones, stumps or other obstructions should be encountered.

Between each of the marking devices and the adjacent ground wheel is a collar J mounted, for rotation, said collar having a toothedportion constituting a spur wheel 17 and an annularv groove 1S, the latter aifording a seat for a revoluble ring 19 with which is pivotally connected a pawl or latch member 20 which is adapted to engage recesses i member 20', is also provided with a pinion 25 which is keyed upon said rod for slidable movement and Jfor rotation therewith, said pinion being in mesh with the spur wheel 17 formed upon the collar J. The rod 23 is also provided with a stop member 26 between which and the pinion a spring 27 is disposed to bear against the pinion for the purpose ot keeping it in' mesh with the spur wheel. The rods 23, 23 extend 'through 1 l guide sleeves 28 upon the ground wheels and are also extended through a ring 29 revolubly fitted in an annular groove 30 'formed in a collarK which is slidably and revolubly disposed upon the axle between the frame l.

f5; and the ground wheel. The'lcollar' K carf ries a revoluble=annulus O upon which is formed a spur wheel 31 meshing with a pinion 32 carried by the rod 23 upon which said pinion is fixed securely. rIhe annulus O is also provided with 'a 'circumferential series of teeth 33 adapted' to be engaged by one end of a lever 34 which is fulcrumed upon a pin or supporting member 35 rising from the frame A, said lever being actuated 1 by means to be presently described.

Connected with and rising from each of the'side members 36 of the :trame A is av bracket L including an arcuate bar or guide member 37' which is concentric with the axis of t-he axle and which constitutes a ulcrum upon which a hand lever M is slidably mounted. The lower end-of the hand lever M is bifurcated, as shown at 33, see Fig. 4,'

able connection with the pins42.v The hub or collar 41 is connected with the collar K by means of'rods 44 which may be guided through apertures in the side bars of the trame. The hand lever M is provided with a slot 45 lwherein is guided a head .46 formed at the inner end of the lever 34,' said leverv being actuatedv by the spring 47 connected with the hand lever M whereby the outer end of the lever 34 will be normally held in a disengaged position with reference to the teeth or projections 33 of the annulus O. A bell crank N mounted upon the lever M has one arm connected by a rod or wire 47 with the head 46 ,of the lever 34, enabling the latter to be readily tilted to engaging position with reference to the teeth 33.

It will be understood that the equipment for actuating or adjusting the marking devices will be used at both sides otl the planter, the construction and arrangement being duplicated.

The frame of the machine is equippedQ with brackets B2 each having a terminal plate C2 which is supported adjacent to a ground wheel and curved concentrically therewith, said plate having a plurality of fingers D2 extending above the wheel rim and located in parallel relation to the axis about which the wheel revolves. These tingers are preferably disposed in alinement at the two sides of the machine, and they serve as sights whereby the correct position of the marking devices may be determined and any deflection therefrom ascertained at the starting point of each row.

By tilt-ing the lever M upon the ulcrum bar 37 in the plane'ot the axis of the axle in one direction, theA hub or collar 41 will be moved toward the tongue of the machine,

lcausing the rods'44 to pull the collar K carrying the ring 29 which in turn will pull shown at the right 'of Fig. 3. W hen the parts are in the relative position there shown, by rocking the hand lever M upon the arcuate fulcrum bar 37 in a plane approximately at right angles to the axle of the Inaohine and by simultaneously actuating the bell crank N, the lever 34 may be alternately placed in engagement with and disengaged from the teeth 33 of the annulus O, thus causing said annulus to be partially rotated or oscillated about the axle, together with the collar 41. lThe spur wheel 31 which is formed upon and associated with the annutate the latter, together with the rod or shaft 23 and the pinion 25 which is in mesh with the toothed portion 17 of the collar J which is thus rotated, carrying with it the hubs 7 and 9 which are connected with said collar J by the rods 22. By thus rotating the marking device about the axis of the axle, the said marking device may be readily adjusted to proper position for operation after turning the machine at the end of a row or at any other time. When the desired position has been attained, the hand lever M is tilted upon its fulcrum 37 in the plane of the axis of the axle in the opposite direction to that in which itwas prevously tilted, thus restoring the parts to the relative position shown at the left of Fig. 3. The lever 34 is now drawn away and disengaged from the portion of the annulus O having the teeth 3, andthe latch member 20 is restored to locking engagement with the collar J. Vhen under these conditions the machine is moved upon the ground wheels, the rods 23, 23 and the parts connected therewith will move with the ground wheels, including the marking devices. In case of one ground wheel standing still or rot-ating faster than the other,

as in turning the machine, the rings 19 and 29 connected with the collars J K and engaged by the rods 23, 23 extending through such ground wheel will rotate upon their respective collars, as will be readily understood.

A land marker or gage T of well known construction may be suitably connected with the frame of the machine, said land marker being adapted to be moved from one side of the machine to the other where it may be supported upon hooks 124, as seen in Fig. 1.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings hereto annexed, the operation and advantages of my improved corn planter will be readily understood. The several parts of the device combine to form an organized machine which is simple in construction, easy in operation and thoroughly efficient for the purposes for which it is provided.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

1. In a corn planter having a frame, an axle and supporting wheels, a marking device including a hub rotatable upon the axle and having radial arms, a hub slidable and rotatable upon the axle and having radial arms, marking shoes pivotally connected with the arms of the rst hub, links connecting the shoes with the arms of the second hub, said links comprising socket members, extension rods guided in said socket members and springs whereby the extension rods are projected, and means for bodily moving the slidable hub in the direction of the rst mentioned hub, said means including rods connected with the slidable hub and extending through the first mentioned hub.

2. In a corn planter, an axle, a ground wheel upon said axle, sleeves carried by the ground wheel in parallel relation to and at opposite sides of the axle, a marking device including hubs revoluble upon the axle, and one of said hubs being slidable thereon, arms extending radially from the non-slidable hub, marker shoes pivoted upon said arms, arms extending radially from the slidable hub, and links connecting said arms with the pivoted marker shoes, said links including telescoping members, springs to force said members apart, and means to limit such movement; a collar revoluble' and slidable upon the axle, rods connecting said collar with the slidable hub through the non-slidable hub, an annular series of spur teeth upon the collar, an annulus revoluble upon the collar, a collar slidable and revoluble upon the axle adjacent to the side of the ground wheel opposite to the first collar, an annulus and a ring revoluble upon said second collar, said annulus being provided with an annular series of spur teeth and with a circumferential series of rack teeth, two shafts supported for rotation in the ring upon the second collar and in the annulus upon the first collar, said shafts extending through the`sleeves of the ground wheel, and one of said shafts being provided with a stop member and the second shaft being provided with a catch member adapted for engagement with the first collar, both of said shafts being slidable in the annulus upon the first collar, a pinion upon the second shaft meshing with the spur teeth upon the annulus carried by the second collar, a spring pressed pinion upon said second shaft with which it is slidably connected for rotation therewith, said Apinion being in mesh with the spur teeth of the first collar, and means for moving the second collar longitudinally of the shaft and for rotating the spur tooth and rack tooth carrying annulus about said collar.

3. In a corn planter, an axle, a ground wheel uponfsaid axle, sleeves carried by the ground wheel in parallel relation to and at opposite sides of the axle, a marking device including hubs revoluble upon the axle, and one of said hubs being slidable thereon, arms extending radially from the non-slidable hub, marker shoes pivoted upon said arms, arms extending radially from the slidable hub, and links connecting said arms with the pivoted marker slices, said links including telescoping members, springs to force said members apart, and means to limit such movement; a collar revoluble and slidable upon the axle, rods connecting said collar with t-he slidable hub through the non-slidable hub, an annular series of spur teeth sov upon the collar, an annulus revoluble upon the collar, a collar slidable and revoluble upon the axle adjacent to the side of the ground Wheel opposite to the first collar, an annulus and a ring revoluble upon said second collar7 said annulus being provided With an annular series of spur teeth and with a circumferential series of rack teeth, tWo shafts supported for rotation in the ring upon the second collar and in the annulus upon the first collar, said shafts extending through the sleeves of the ground Wheel, and one of said shafts being provided With a stop member and the sec-ond shaft being provided With a catch member adapted for engagement With the first collar, both of said shafts being slidable in the annulus upon the first collar, a pinion upon the second shaft meshing with the spur teeth upon the annulus carried by the second collar, a spring pressed pinion upon said second shaft with Which it is slidably connecz'ted for rotation therewith, said pinion being in mesh With the spur teeth of the first collar, and means for moving the second collar longitudinally of the shaft and for rotating the spur tooth and rack tooth carrying annulus about said collar, said means including a collar slidable upon the axle, rods connecting said collar With the second above mentioned collar, a revoluble ring carried by the third or last mentioned collar, a suitably supported lever having a bifurcated terminal pivoted upon said revoluble ring, and a second suitably supported spring actuated lever operatively connected With and adapted to be actuated by the first lever, said second lever being adapted for engagement With the rack teeth of the second above mentioned collar to efiect partial rotation of said collar about the axle.

4. In a corn planter, a frame, an axle having ground Wheels, adjustable marking devices supported by the axle, brackets supported by the frame, p and sight fingers connected With said brackets, said ngers being disposed adjacent to the rims of the ground Wheels.

5. In a corn planter, a frame, an axle having ground Wheels, adjustable marking devices supported by the axle, brackets mounted upon the frame and having curved 'terminal plates concentric With the axis of the axle, and sight fingers extending from the curved plates adjacent to the rims of the ground Wheels.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

FREDERICK P. SOHERSCHEL. Witnesses WM. I-I. MARTIN, HENRY P. PEARsoN.

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